Capn Jimbo's Rum Project Forum

Well, I guess that you can say that I just had a feeling that this product would turn out to be a great buy for me! I had read many great things about MGXO that I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to purchase as much of it as I could given the opportunity (and lack of rum in Quebec). I tried the...

Well I've finnaly managed to locate some MGXO in Ontario! looks like the LCBO carries a lot of it! A friend of mine has just come back from a trip to Toronto (What a boring dull city :D) and was gracious enough to bring me 6 bottles! :D Having taken some time away from my true love (for wine tasting...

Seems like the Preacher dropped the bottle on this one.....

You would think that you'd like having formidable allies.... it is nutzo... Go figure...

Ok, allow me to clarify my last post.... A few weeks ago, I visited an SAQ (the signature store in downtown Montreal) and had a nice chat with one of the employees who was in charge of tasting. He approached me by the rum section and asked me if I was into the stuff. Of course, I told him that I was...

I truly wish that we would be blessed with some Barbancourt up here in Quebec, Canada..... I was speaking with a friend of mine that works for the liquor commission and he informed me that there was a specific ingredient found within the Barbancourt rums that they will not authorize to be sold....

I bought a Bottle of 12 year last week and boy was your description right on the ball! Aromatic is exactly what it is! My brother tried some and he was confused to say the least. ''What is this?!'' he yelled from the couch! It's really good! Ah yes Dario, it is good isn't it?! Thanks Jamaica! Annnnn...

I recently receiver the Dave Broom book, ''Rum'', and must say that it's absolutely amazing. It's well written and offers much about the history of rum and the different places from which it comes. There's also a nifty section at the back listing different distilleries and Bloom's review of their pr...

So my best buddy and I headed downtown to a store that sells glassware as he was looking for some brandy glasses. Naturally, after that was done, we HAD to walk into our SAQ signature store. There she was again... Plantation 1990 Guyana..... So I stood there staring for 10 minutes while all the voic...

I have already made a list of rums that I am going to purchase from your reference collection! :) That being said.....This passion is going to be the end of me... (or my money! HA!) Montreal is a beautiful city indeed. If only we had more of a selection when it came to rum purchasing. I have noticed...

So there seems to be some new faces at our SAQ Signature liquor commission this month.... I'm referring to Plantation Barbados 1999, Plantation Grenada 1998, and Plantation Guyana old reserve 1990. The aforementioned cost $48.50, $53 and $79.25 respectively. Anyone have suggestions or thoughts as to...

Where to begin?... My father was always an appreciator of fine spirits ever since I could remember. More often than not, our liquor cabinet contained rare brandy, cognac, whiskey, and on occasion, RUM! (rhum..... because I hail from Montreal, Quebec, Canada..... anyway....) When I was about 18 (8 ye...

Opening up a Can of... er... Bottle of worms Ahoy Capn'! What to do with all of these open bottles?! What has been your experience with opening multiple bottles of rum (or other spirits) that you will not necessarily consume quickly? What about storing the bottles? is it o.k. to have them sitting o...

I was also looking for a good book on Whisky. Any suggestions?

Hey there Capn'!

Regarding Dave Broom's book entitled ''Rum'', there seems to be two editions available. One edition published in November 2003, and one in October 2003.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!